Association between electronic cigarette use and fragility fractures among US adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The popularity of electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use continues to rise in the United States. While conventional cigarette smoking is an established risk factor for osteoporosis and osteoporotic fracture, the effects of e-cigarette use on bone health are unknown. We aimed to examine the association between e-cigarette use and fragility fractures.

Research design and methods

We pooled 2017-2018 data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). We included men and women with complete information on key variables. E-cigarette use was categorized as either never or ever users. Ever users were further classified as former and current users. Fragility fracture was defined as a composite of self-reported fracture of the hip, spine or wrist which

SUBMITTER: Agoons DD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11256257 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature